Emerging Artists Series
Mentored by Mark Robson
Pre-show discussion with the artist at 7:15pm.
Pianist Brendan White makes his Boston Court debut as part of our 2018 Emerging Artists Series. This Series, back for a 2nd year following a successful launch in 2017, pairs talented young musicians with acclaimed mentors who develop a special program showcasing the young artist’s unique skills and musical viewpoint.
PROGRAM
Variations for Blanca ………………………………………………………………….. Thomas Adès
Etudes: Desordre and Galamb Borong ……………………………………… György Ligeti
Nocturne: “Djâmî” ………………………………………………… Kaikhrosru Shapurji Sorabji
Intermission
Rima ………………………………………………………………………………………. Franco Donatoni
Fragment ………………………………………………………………………………….. Brendan White
La rivière agitée …………………………………………………………………………… Todd Mason
Selections rom Pattern Preludes ……………………………………………… Karim Al-Zand
Brendan White enjoys the diverse life of a solo and collaborative musician, having performed music that spans many centuries and genres, across the U.S. and in Europe. He has appeared as soloist with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, Musica Nova (Eastman School of Music), and the Delta Symphony Orchestra. White’s collaborations in Southern California have included the Mühlfeld Trio, which won the prestigious Beverly Hills Auditions, the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, the Speakeasy Society, and Eighteen Squared. He is also a founding member of the Sunset ChamberFest in Los Angeles.
White was born and raised in Tennessee before attending Eastman to study with Thomas Schumacher, and then, the University of Southern California, with Kevin Fitz-Gerald, where he was awarded Outstanding Master’s Graduate of the Thornton School of Music. As a devoted performer of new music, he has worked with notable composers and conductors including Thomas Adès, Donald Crockett, Alan Pierson, Steven Stucky and Jeffrey Milarsky.
